Monday Oct 12
President Obama is considering a surge in Afghanistan. Have we learned nothing from Vietnam & Iraq?

We just past the 8 year mark in Afghanistan. EIGHT YEARS! And what have we to show for that? Not Osama, he's not on the horizon. We have a situation that is getting worse, not better. And what is the military suggesting as a solution? Why, more troops, imagine that. If only there were more troops, we could WIN.

Dream on, fellow Americans. We *will* withdraw from Afghanistan. The only question is whether it is now or later. Few lives lost or more lives lost. Less cost or more cost. Less embarassment or more.

I oppose the surge in Afghanistan, and suggest withdrawal of most of our existing troops.

Wednesday Nov 05


Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama!

He ended up with 364 electoral votes, well above the 270 needed to win (can you say blow-out?) and more than I predicted yesterday. In fact, he did better than most polls had indicated.

I am SO excited, now we can get down to reversing some of the terrible policies of the Bush-Cheney-Rove administration.

Tuesday Nov 04
A very exciting day today, I am throwing a party tonight to celebrate the Democratic victories! The main one, of course, being the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. We have bets going here on the final electoral count, and I have predicted:

348 for Obama (270 to win).

58 Senate seats for the Dems (60 to have a filibuster proof super-majority).

Should be an exciting evening!!

Monday Oct 27
Sarah Palin does have a lot of executive experience - unfortunately, the wrong kind. She just can't tell the straight truth to save her life.

About her $150,000 shopping spree at Neiman Marcus and other stores: "I'd never spend that [on clothes]. I'm frugal..." Denial? She was caught, but acts as if it never happened! She also claims she doesn't own the clothes, the RNC does. She ALSO says she doesn't "have" them, they are in the belly of an airplane. Hmmm, sounds like she's trying to get off on a technicality. She also says that they will be given to charity, like that means she didn't buy them in the first place. Whatever. It might be easier if she said she bought them because she needed them to campaign in, just as the other candidates do. But practiced liars lie even when they don't need to. It becomes part of who they are.

About Obama: She claims he's already written his inaugural acceptance speech (fact: he hasn't). She also says he will say anything to get elected (a change more often leveled against her running mate, McCain).

The good news is that with a little luck, we won't have Palin to "kick around" much longer. NBC, CNN and RCP polls all have Obama over the 270 electoral votes needed for victory - without considering ANY of the tossup states. Currently, Obama leads in almost all of those states anyway. The election is 8 days away, and alot of folks have early voted already.

Monday Oct 20
Yes, you have probably already read this story.


...He said McCain’s choices in the last few weeks — especially his selection of Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his vice presidential running mate — had raised questions in his mind about McCain’s judgment. 'I don’t believe [Palin] is ready to be president of the United States,' Powell said flatly.

Stressing that Obama was a lifelong Christian, Powell denounced Republican tactics that he said were insulting not only to to Obama but also to Muslims. 'The really right answer is what if he is?' Powell said, praising the contributions of millions of Muslim citizens to American society.

But now I am able to pass on something equally important:

DRCHINESE endorses BARACK OBAMA!

Saturday Jul 28
From MSNBC:

"Vice President Dick Cheney went to the hospital on Saturday to undergo minor surgery to replace the battery that powers a device monitoring his heart rhythms.

During Cheney's annual physical last month, doctors tested his implanted cardioverter-defibrillator and learned that the battery powering the device had reached a level where replacement is recommended, Megan McGinn, deputy press secretary for Cheney, said Friday.

The surgery will be performed at George Washington University Hospital."

What they DIDN'T report - because it is classified *TOP SECRET* - it that Cheney signed an executive order temporarily transferring control of the government to George W. Bush - in case any emergency arises during the surgery and Cheney is still out.

Of course, we also know that Cheney is NOT getting a new battery for his pacemaker... that would be imposssible because he has no blood in him. He is actually a Cylon alien android. They are probably installing new instructions in his CPU from the rulers of a distant star system.